Hi there -- We are long-time pool owners (15-year-old 23-40 pebble-tec pool) and are looking to purchase a new home in a different state. One of the homes we like has a 17-year-old pool that has sat in an unused state for 3 years. The seller's Disclosure states the fiberglass pool has a crack on the main seam.
We know a lot about maintaining the pool -- nothing about constructing or doing this type of repair. Trying to determine our options before making an offer on this house.
1. Can a main seam on a fiberglass pool even be repaired? The pool has been uncovered for 3 years through all weather snow and ice. It looks rough. Even if the seam could be repaired I would imagine the surface would be stained and have other issues. So attempting a repair might be low on our list.
2. Can you lift an old fiberglass pool out of the hole and just put in a new one? How would they even come up with a perfect match for the whole?
3. Would it be best to remove the old fiberglass and go back with concrete and pebble-tec? If yes, would they need to tear out all of the decking and start over from scratch? Would it cost as much as a new pool which today is about $75K++ for one this size?
The house itself is pretty rough - been vacant for a while and renters before that. but it is a nice area and frankly, there is not much on the market.
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Update post after reading the replies -- thank you thank you thank you to all who responded. We had not even thought about converting this into a vinyl pool. Our budget for the pool renovation project is $25K - $30K and I think doing some changes to the plumbing, installing the pool liner and replacing the mechanicals could be done with 30K. Hopefully. The pool is located in Missouri and we also planned to build a pool enclosure to extend the season (different budget) so I don't think a vinyl pool would be negative at all.
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We know a lot about maintaining the pool -- nothing about constructing or doing this type of repair. Trying to determine our options before making an offer on this house.
1. Can a main seam on a fiberglass pool even be repaired? The pool has been uncovered for 3 years through all weather snow and ice. It looks rough. Even if the seam could be repaired I would imagine the surface would be stained and have other issues. So attempting a repair might be low on our list.
2. Can you lift an old fiberglass pool out of the hole and just put in a new one? How would they even come up with a perfect match for the whole?
3. Would it be best to remove the old fiberglass and go back with concrete and pebble-tec? If yes, would they need to tear out all of the decking and start over from scratch? Would it cost as much as a new pool which today is about $75K++ for one this size?
The house itself is pretty rough - been vacant for a while and renters before that. but it is a nice area and frankly, there is not much on the market.
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Update post after reading the replies -- thank you thank you thank you to all who responded. We had not even thought about converting this into a vinyl pool. Our budget for the pool renovation project is $25K - $30K and I think doing some changes to the plumbing, installing the pool liner and replacing the mechanicals could be done with 30K. Hopefully. The pool is located in Missouri and we also planned to build a pool enclosure to extend the season (different budget) so I don't think a vinyl pool would be negative at all.
Love the Troublefree pool forum
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